A month of daily readings, written by Dr RJ Sing for his church every month from 2007 until his passing in 2024. Pastor Zubeda Sing wrote alongside him, and she continues them today. Each reading has its scripture, the teaching, a confession and the day's Bible reading plan.
In 2021 and 2022 he also wrote daily messages for believers in business and at work — the Marketplace, kept with the rest of his writing on his own site.
Today’s reading · Sunday, 1 November 2026
Pastor Zubeda Sing
“For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters, That spreads out its roots by the river; And will not fear the heat when it comes; But its leaves will be green and moist. And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought Nor stop bearing fruit” Jeremiah 17v8
307 readings on Hope in Hard Times, newest first.
Saturday, 9 March 2013
“Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.” When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies it is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans” Psalm 118:4-8
This is not an idle promise, when God says He will never leave you nor forsake you, He means it. When you are happy He is there, when you are going through trials He…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.” Psalm 119:11, 14
When someone promises you something and fails to keep that promise, it leaves you feeling discontent. Unfortunately, there are few people in this world who are completely trustworthy. I am sure that you have…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Thursday, 14 February 2013
“And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?” Genesis 16:13
Hagar was mistreated by Sarai, so she fled. In the desert, God met her at a spring and asked her, “Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?” (v.8). When Hagar…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
There is often a vast difference between our expectations and how God arranges for things to turn out. God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts. His actions differ totally from ours. For this reason,…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Saturday, 2 February 2013
“I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.” Psalm 102:24-26
The Psalmist of Psalm 102 is distraught and turns to the Lord for help. He pleads with God not to be aloof, but to hear his prayers. At the end of the Psalm, he…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.” Proverbs 20:22
When someone has done you wrong, don’t be quick to retaliate. Allow God to speak to your heart about how to respond. He knows the situation and He will work things out in your…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Thursday, 29 December 2011
“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises” Hebrews 6:12
‘Faith and Patience’ (Hebrews 6:12) are two wings of the same bird. You may not always experience instant results from your Faith. More often than not, you must wait for results. Abraham is a…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
“Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:5
‘The One who remembered us in our low estate’ (Psalm 136:23) remembered Elijah had Peter in their lowest times. Elijah was suffering from burnout after fighting the victorious battle on Mount Carmel (1 Kings…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Monday, 12 December 2011
“For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me” Romans 15:3
Jesus spent His life bearing the insults of those who insulted God. The couriers of Hezekiah found the same reaction in the tribes of Israel when the couriers presented the truth about the Passover…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Saturday, 10 December 2011
“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress” Psalm 17:3
Everyone goes through a process of proving and testing. Jesus taught that the seed falls on various types of ground, each type representing the human heart. Each of us will be tested to see…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly” John 10:10
God can do a New Thing! He told Jeremiah that He would make a ‘New Covenant’ in the future that would far surpass the old covenant (Jeremiah 31:31) We are living under that new…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Thursday, 1 December 2011
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Timothy 2:3
‘Success is a successor,’ and Paul told Timothy to impart everything he had learned from him to other ‘reliable men’. (2 Timothy 2:2) Paul used three images of a reliable, faithful person. First, he…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
